21/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1530b — Repeated Report on Unknown Measure
The prohibition of selling a heap of dates the weight of which is unknown
Hadith on Unknown Measure in Trade
Sahih Muslim : 1530b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1530b
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ مِنَ التَّمْرِ . فِي آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) but with this variation that no mention is made of the dates (which one finds) at the end of the previous hadith.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1530bIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 51USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3655
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1530b
This narration is reported from Jabir b. Abdullah and says it is like the previous Hadith, with the difference that the final mention of dates is not included. Because the text itself points back to the same meaning, the main topic remains the sale of a heap whose measure is unknown in relation to a known measure. The Hadith is best understood as a related wording for the rule about unclear measurement in a sale. It connects naturally with search terms like hadith about unknown measure, Islamic trade measurement, and selling an unknown heap. The narration does not add a new story or a separate ruling, so the explanation should not add more than the report provides.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration supports the same warning about unclear measurement in a sale.
- Small wording differences can appear between chains while keeping the same meaning.
- The Hadith points readers back to the need for clear terms in the transaction described.
